Ekaputra Tupamahu
Associate professor of New Testament and director of master's programs at Portland Seminary and George Fox University, specializing in language politics, postcolonial biblical studies, and global Christianity; author of Contesting Languages (Oxford University Press, 2022).
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Dec 4, 2023 • 39min
[Bible] Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu - Speaking in Tongues
Guest Ekaputra Tupamahu analyzes the history and interpretation of speaking in tongues in the Bible. They discuss its origins, its importance in the early church, and its association with the Church of Corinth. The phenomenon's connection to language, including personal experiences and struggles faced by immigrants, is explored. The contrasting views of language as divine or stemming from human emotion is discussed. The chapter also looks into how the early Christian movement handled multilingualism.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 20min
The Language(s) of Christianity: A Conversation with Dr. Ekaputra Tupamahu
Ekaputra Tupamahu, associate professor and author focused on language politics and postcolonial biblical studies. He discusses how colonialism turned the Bible into a tool of power, the politics of translation and language loss, contrasts interpretations of ‘tongues,’ and traces the genealogy of missionary rhetoric tied to empire.
